A HOUSE GAME.

Manawatu Herald, 7 May 1898, Page 4

A HOUSE GAME.

•ta Brosse," a Near Relative of "Hunt tlio Slipper," but Not So Boisterous. It is pleasant to spend a winter evening amusing and being amused, but how ace wo to set about it? Wo want to play, but Wo want to know what to play at. Thero Is a lively gamo, not so noisy perhaps as "hunt tho slipper," but nearly related to

it, which French and German youngsters delight in at their patties. In "La Brosso, " as it is called, tho players form a circle, each holding by ono band, tho left, to a cord. Tho other hand is kept behind tho back, and ono player holds in his or her freo hand a small stiff haired clothesbrush. At first all tho circle dance round and round "tho searcher" (tho player stationed Insido tho ring) humming " brosse, brosso. " If soino ono plays a few notes on the piano, it helps tho fun. Tho minute tho music sfeopa the ono who holds tho brush must Buddonly brush his neighbor's dress, so as to bo well heard, and then pass the brush on beforo the searcher can determine where the sound comes from or on whom to pounce. If the brush has passed some distanco around, a daring playormay even brush the searcher's own back and send tho brush safely onward aaain. One hand must remain always on the cord, though it may bo changed if necessary, and tho brush may even be thrown to any other player on the watch for it. But this must bo done only in case of deadly peril, as the watcher has tho chanco of catching it as it flios or of seeing who does get it just after it has brushed somebody. When tho gamo is properly played — and thcro arc many players round tho ringthat ono in whoso possession the brush is found becomes searcher, and tho last searcher goes out of tho game, tho cord being shortened each time by tying a knot in it, taking up about the same space as that occupied by ono player, so lessening tho ring gradually until at last it is the searcher himself who gets most of the sharp brushing, and the fun gets fast and furious if the players are active. Usually tho game stops when there remain only four in the ring, but that ia as tho players chooso. It is always time to Btop any game when those engaged in it get too tired to enjoy its fun, for always remember to Play with a good will or don't play at all.